Title: Switch

Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra

Pairing: Korra/Asami

Rating: K+

Notes: Just an idea I thought of. I want to put it down since I think it'll be pretty interesting. I think the story will develop from the current plot I've got. Yes. I do not own the characters, although I wish I did.

Asami sobbed as she lay her head on Korra's chest. 'I can't lose you, Korra.' Asami thought as she grabbed Korra's shirt and a new pang of regret washed over her.

"Ugh… Ouch… What happened to me?" Korra moaned softly as she regained consciousness, "A… Asami?" Asami jerked up from her position and gasped.

"You're… awake?" Asami's tears flowed faster down her face, "You're awake! Korra!" Asami hugged Korra tightly and started to giggle.

"Ouch. Asami! That hurts!" Korra complained.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Asami sat up quickly, only to be greeted by a cheerful grin.

"Haha. Asami, don't worry about it!"

"W-Welcome back Korra," Asami muttered under her breath, "Everyone's been so worried about you ever since your duel with Zaheer."

Asami received no response from Korra.

"How do you feel?" Asami asked.

"I feel tired. But don't mind me. More importantly, what happened to Zaheer? Is everyone okay? The airbenders! Did we manage to save them? Where am I?" Korra rambled in reply. She attempted to lift herself up from her sleeping posture but was not successful.

"Ouch! Shit!" Korra shouted in anger. "What's wrong with me?"

"Here, I'll help you." Asami motioned over to aid Korra.

"No. It's fine. I can do it on my own."

"Korra, I don't think you should be worrying about anyone else right now. You need rest." Asami told Korra in a motherly tone.

"But–"

"Zaheer is back in prison. All the airbenders are safe. Everyone is okay. We're at my mansion now. You don't have to worry about a thing. Now get some rest Korra."

"Fine…" Korra muttered as she sank back into a peaceful slumber.

As soon as Asami heard Korra's snoring, she tiptoed out of the room quietly and advanced down the stairs to the living room where Mako and Bolin were waiting.

"Is she alright?" Bolin asked curiously.

"She just woke up but she's really tired and weak. I told her to rest." Asami replied.

"She's gone through a lot. I think you told her the right thing." Mako reassured.

"We should contact Tenzin, Tonraq, and the others. She'll appreciate it if they're all here for her when she wakes up later on." Bolin suggested.

"Good idea, bro," Mako concluded. "Asami, you should go back to Korra's room. We'll inform you when everyone gets here."

"Thanks Mako. I really appreciate that you took time off your job to stay here for Korra. Right now, we really need to be there to support her. She's gone through a lot." Asami admitted.

Asami boiled some warm water and poured it into a flask. She brought the flask upstairs to the room where Korra was resting. Asami knocked on the door gently to see if there was any reply. It was quiet.

"Korra, I'm coming in."

Asami pushed the door open gently and her eyes immediately darted over to the bed. Korra was muttering in her sleep.

"No… don't. You can't… The avatar cycle… Don't… ARGH!" Korra's eyes flew open. Beads of sweat was forming slowly across her forehead.

"Are you alright?" Asami put the flask down on the bedside table and sat down on the stool she had set up next to the bed. "You were having a nightmare."

"I'm fine, Asami. Stop worrying about me." Korra countered.

"Korra… Everyone will be arriving to see you soon. Are you okay with that? If you don't want to, I can tell them not to come upstairs." Asami said.

"It's fine. I want to see everyone. I want to make sure that they're okay." Korra tried to get up again, but failed.

"Here, let me help." Asami aided Korra so that she would be able to sit upright against the headboard.

"I can't feel my legs. I can probably sit upright on my own soon. But I can't feel my legs." Korra croaked, eyeing her legs with an expressionless face.

"Does it hurt, Korra?" Asami asked.

"Don't worry about me Asami. I'm the avatar. I can handle it."

"Korra! Don't say that! You're still Korra! Just because you're the avatar doesn't mean that people can't worry about you!" Asami blurted out in anger.

"Sorry… I just don't want you to be bothered by my state. I can feel it. I've lost my connection to the avatar state. I don't think I can go into that state right now. Don't tell anyone. They'll just worry about me more." Korra muttered with the same expressionless face.

"Everything will be fine, Korra. You know, I was really worried about you when you were nearly dying in Tonraq's arms. I was so helpless. I'm not a bender so I can't do anything to help you!" Asami burst into tears as she confessed to Korra.

"Asami…" Korra motioned over to give Asami a warm hug.

"I just… Sometimes I just wish that I could help you. Right now, to see you in this state, I wish I could suffer for you. But all I can do is just wait until you've recovered. I can't even heal you like Master Katara! I'm so helpless!" Asami continued.

"Hey! Asami! Everything will be alright, I'm going to be fine. Please don't worry about me. I don't want you to suffer because of me. Okay, Asami?"

Asami nodded in response. She grabbed two pieces of tissues to wipe her tears and blow her nose. Then she hugged Korra.

A knock from the door broke off their embrace.

"Psst! Asami! Everyone's here. Is it okay if I let them all in?" Bolin whispered very loudly outside the room.

"One moment, Bolin." Asami answered

"Okay. I'll just stay right here until you've got a reply. Outside. Quietly. In silence."

"Korra, are you okay with visitors?" Asami said softly to Korra.

"Sure. I want to see that they're all okay."

"Come on in Bolin. Let everyone else come in too."

The door opened with a creak. Bolin and Mako entered the room first, followed by Tenzin and his family, Korra's parents, the Beifongs, and Master Katara.

"Hey guys…" Korra said weakly.

"Are you alright, Korra?" Tenzin questioned.

"Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. How are you?" Korra replied.

"I'm good. More airbenders have arrived at the air temples to start training. I'm happy that you laid your life down for the sake of the air nation. I don't know how much more I could thank you for that."

"It's great to see everyone well again." Korra smiled with the same expressionless eyes.

"The poison did a lot of damage to your body, Korra. Are you able to walk?" Katara asked.

"I can't feel my legs."

Everyone gasped.

"What?" Bolin gasped.

"But I think my arms and upper body will be fine after some rest."

"I've metalbended a wheelchair and crutches for you, Korra. You are welcome to use it while you are going through rehab." Lin Beifong chimed in.

"Thanks, Lin. I appreciate it."

"Sweetie… Your father and I have been so worried about you. It's great to see you again!" Senna spoke as tears of joy flowed down her face and motioned over to Korra to give her a hug, but she stopped knowing that her daughter was weak and didn't want to hurt her.

"Hey mom. It's great to see you too!" Korra lifted her arms and accepted her mother's embrace.

"Alright now. I think we should give Korra some privacy with her friends. Let's all go back to work." Tonraq pointed out, eyes glistening with tears.

"Korra..." Mako began.

"Hey Mako."

"I know everyone has said this just now. But are you alright? I want to know the truth."

"I'll be fine. I know I just need some time to recover. I really can't feel my legs anymore though. But that's about it." Korra reassured.

"Korra, I got a Nuktuk plushie for you if you wanted it. I've got a poster if you want it too!" Bolin added.

"Bro, not now." Mako grunted. "I've got to head over to work now. So I guess I'll just leave you guys alone. Come on Bolin, I'll drop you off at Varrick's on the way so that you can work on the production."

The door closed slowly as they left the room. Korra and Asami stayed silent until they heard the sound of the mansion door's automatic lock.

"So… what do you mean? About the fact that you can't get into the avatar state?" Asami questioned.

"Well, usually when I get beaten up pretty badly and I'm knocked out, I go into the spirit world. Only this time, I didn't. So I know that something's wrong." Korra admitted. "When I woke up the first time when you weren't in the room, I tried to meditate into the spirit world and go into the avatar state. Both didn't work for me."

Asami looked down, not knowing what to say.

"I don't want you to be in so much pain. If only I could suffer for you, Korra. But there's nothing I can do to protect you. I don't even know if I can make you feel better." Asami mumbled.

"Asami. Stop saying stuff like that. I feel safe with you here. I lo- I mean…" Korra cleared her throat. "I lost my connection to the avatar state. But somehow I know that with you by my side, I will be able to find that connection again."

Asami took a quick glance at the clock after noticing that the sky was getting darker.

"Do you want to eat anything? I'll make your favorite chicken soup. Something warm will be good for you."

"It's fine, Asami. I'm not very hungry. I'll just drink the water you boiled for me. Thank you, Asami." Korra said as she took a sip of the warm water. "It's warm, I appreciate it."

"It's getting quite late, I think it's time we should rest, Korra. You need your sleep. I'll be here with you. You can wake me up if there's anything you need. I've brought the wheelchair up here so you can use it if you have to." Asami smiled reassuringly at Korra after she closed the curtains and switched the light off, leaving the bathroom light open with the door ajar and the bedside lamps on.

"Thank you Asami. Here, urk–" Korra moved herself over to the right side of the bed slowly. "Come on, it's alright."

Asami lifted the covers cautiously and motioned to slide next to Korra. Turning the bedside lamp off, she sighed and settled in.

"Hey Asami?"

"Hm?"

"Sometimes I wish I just wasn't the avatar. I just want to take a break from bending and saving the world for once." Korra admitted.

"Well, as for me. I think I could have been a better help to you if I was a bender. I could have aided you in your fights."

"It's really painful. To know that so many people dislike me for what I've done. Such as hurting other people from my anger and starting the civil war with my dumb acts…"

"Korra. Listen to me. Just because you're the avatar doesn't mean that you aren't still human. You did the right things, Korra. You just need to believe in yourself."

"Yeah. But right now I really wish that I wasn't the avatar."

"I know how you feel. Right now, all I want to be able to do is to be able to help you in any way I can."

"Thanks, Asami. But we should get some rest now. I'm feeling sleepy."

"Okay. Good night Korra."

"Good night Asami."

The morning sun rays struck Korra's eyes. Korra opened her eyes and lifted her arms to block the light. She stepped down from the bed and motioned over to the bathroom. She didn't want to look at her reflection knowing that she would look crappy. 'Wait. What the… Is this a dream? I'm fine! I don't feel any pain at all.' Korra thought to herself. She punched the air in attempt to airbend. 'Crap. Did I lose my bending?' Korra began to panic. 'What am I going to do now? I'm not going to be the avatar anymore without my bending? What if the poison killed my avatar state and the cycle is broken but I'm still alive?' Korra's eyes darted over to the mirror. But what she saw in the mirror wasn't what she expected.

Author Notes: Woah there... CLIFFHANGER~! But I guess that most of you'll already be able to guess what happened. Too many clues. Anyways, please don't forget to review. I really want to hear any ideas, suggestions, comments, and whatnot that you guys have. I'm pretty excited to write this. Chapters may be pretty short because I'm kinda lazy... Sorry... But to make up for that, I'll try to post as often as I can!

-Tobey